, 1887-04-12
ODDS AND ENDS.
Stray Leaves From a R~eporter's
Note Book,
Gathered During the Past Twenty
Four Hours.

The Episcopal church ladies' are to give
a festival to morrow evening.
AS many as 100 town lots changed
hands in Cheyenne yesterday
Register Wilson has given an option
on his residence and grounds for IS, 500.
The Denver boom is still raging. and
affairs are said to be very lively in that
little burg.
A dance is to take place at Colorado
Junction on Thursday night. if the
weather is favorable.
Three ordinary DRINKS and disturbances
were iudicially disposed of by Judge Lee
yesterday in the usual way-calaboosed.
Communion services were held at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday morning
and two new members we're received into
the church.
The Union Pacific authorities think the
new depot will be completed by the 4th OF
July. Such being the case. by all means
let us celebrate.
One of the unusual sights on Ferguson
street yesterday was a Chinaman on horse
back dashing along at a brisk rate of speed
"allee samee." etc.
Cheyenne was blest with the first thun-
der shower Of the season yesterday. A
brisk snow squat preceded the thunder by
about twenty minutes.
No further particulars have been learned
in regard to the recent cutting scrape at
Government farm. 1t is said to have
been a tramp that vas injured.
There will be service in St. Mark s
Episcopal church this evening at s o'clock.
Immediately after the service the wardens
and vestrymen for the ensuing year will
be elected.
Speaking about railroads coming into
Cheyenne brings to mind the fact that
there is a home railroad c~ompany-the
Southern Wyoming-that has not been
heard from yet.
The house lately owned by Dick Tur-
pin, and which has been on its travels
down Eighteenth street for a couple of
days, has nearly reached its destination IN
the Crow creek valley.
The Burlington K Missouri people have
opened a real estate office in the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter section OF
the Warren emporium, of late known as
the Burlington & Missouri depot.
In these booming times real estate men
should be a little more careful in drawing
up their transfer instruments. A deed
was left at the county clerks Office for
record yesterday in which there was no
consideration stated.
Sanderson and Everets, the TWO men
who are suspected of having murdered
Rice, near Fort Laramie, have separate
cells at the county Jail and are not allowed
to be together long enough to fix up a
story. Neither of them knows what kind
OF a story the other tells about the affair.
The United States signal observer re-
ports as follows: Maximum temperature
yesterday, 470; minimum temperature.
33o; highest wind. IA miles per hour;
direction, northwest. AT 3 pm. the tenn
perature at Salt Lake was Acc, Denver $50,
Omaha 76', North Platte Go, Yankton
74o.
1t wa reported on the streets last night
that the oldest establishment in Cheyenne
was about to change hands, that of L.
Murrin's place on Seventeenth street, it
having been sold to Cass Bessler, for
many years in the employ of the colonel.
The business has not yet been transferred,
but in a few days all arrangements will be
completed and its now prospective pro-
prietor will assume charge. 1t is said
that Col. Murrin will engage in other
business in Cheyenne.